Studio crafted photo with painted background and objects of art. Librarian's note: "witch doctor" is an outdated term. The contrived image is of a kneeling before a what is possibly a replica of a shaman's grave guardian in photographer's studio....

Title taken from front. Group photo of officer and crew of Alaska Engineering Commission steamship "Omineca", Southcentral Alaska. Also from front: "A.E.C. G635." An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number G635. 1917....